Annual Leave Requests Being Ignored

anotheruser

I have about 10 days of leave to take until the end of the year.
The person that books my annual leave (centralised rota system) has simply ignored my last email.

They ignored one before, which meant that I missed some days I could have taken.

I don't want to make things difficult but my manager seems slow and simply emails the annual leave person but I don't think that's really working.

If annual leave isn't taken, am I due payment for the days I should have had off?

I don't really want to go down the "formal complaint" route but there isn't much option as nobody really seems bothered.
They'd be bothered if I just took the day off work, alright!

KatrinaWaves

Your holiday year runs Jan - Dec?

TELLIT01

You would only be entitled to payment for missed days if you were able to prove that the company had not permitted you to take the holiday. In your situation I would firstly speak to your manager, and if that doesn't get things sorted you will have to escalate it.

Blatchford

TELLIT01 wrote: »

You would only be entitled to payment for missed days if you were able to prove that the company had not permitted you to take the holiday. In your situation I would firstly speak to your manager, and if that doesn't get things sorted you will have to escalate it.

I am sorry, because your advice is usually spot on, but this is incorrect. There is no entitlement to payment in lieu of holiday unless (a) your employment is terminated or (b) your entitlement is more than statutory leave and your contract says so. An employee must be entitled to take the statutory annual leave, and if the poster is not being allowed to take it, then unfortunately they are correct - a grievance is required if nobody is listening.

Dox

anotheruser wrote: »

I have about 10 days of leave to take until the end of the year.
The person that books my annual leave (centralised rota system) has simply ignored my last email.

They ignored one before, which meant that I missed some days I could have taken.

I don't want to make things difficult but my manager seems slow and simply emails the annual leave person but I don't think that's really working.

So a string of e-mails all ignored...pick up a telephone!

getmore4less

Examine the holiday policy in detail.

It needs to have terms that override the statutory rules and mean holiday has to be approved.

Statutory rules say if the employer doesot refuse the holiday they can be taken.

Who has the authority to approve holidays, in most places it will be the line management, the rest of the process is administrative.

Kink V Sash Windows is worth a read dealing with untaken holidays.

Hayley20013

I’m not sure if it’s the same for everyone but where I work if no response to a holiday request within I think 7 or 14 days then you have the right to those days off regardless

getmore4less

Hayley20013 wrote: »

I’m not sure if it’s the same for everyone but where I work if no response to a holiday request within I think 7 or 14 days then you have the right to those days off regardless

Depends on contract and if it overrides the statutory notices.

http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1998/1833/regulation/15/made

ohreally

Email and cc in your managers manager then cc in next above and HR if ignoring persists.

Then invoke grievance machinery.